The WORST Cologne You've Owned / Smelled?

[c__port]

When I was in 6th grade, my older brother (quite the nerdy type) bought Hai Karate based on this ad.

No womens attacked.
No coffee tables split in half.
Everyone was repulsed enough to say so out loud.
It triggered migraines in Momma, and that was the end.

 

[emwolf]

Love the Hai karate ads. For me, vetiver is an ingredient that doesn't work for me. I love the in-bottle smell, but the dry down tends to make me smell like vegetable soup. Although vegetable soup does smell good, it's not the scent I'm looking for in my next sales meeting.

 

[Shaving like a boss]

The worst for me is Aqua Velva. It goes on smelling just like it should, but in a matter of minutes it dries down to eau de skunks butt. And I mean that in the literal sense. Both Ice Blue AND musk do the same thing.

 

[Salty_Shaver]

It has to be a four way tie between English leather, Brute, canoe, and Karate.

 

[WThomas0814]

Parfumes de Nicolai New York Intense. The only fragrance I’ve ever immediately gotten back into the shower to scrub off. It smells like old women, death, and misery.

 

[Boroda88]

Zirh Ikon

 

[Featherweight]

Possibly going to ruffle a few feathers here but I'm going to have to say...........Creed Aventus.

It's not that it's bad per se more so that:

a. I do find the scent a bit overpowering, and
b. There are so many dupes of it around now that no one believes for 1 minute that you're wearing the genuine stuff

It's a bit like seeing all the people leaving car boot sales wearing Gucci t-shirts...lol

Hmmm, Aventus. Nope, not ringing a bell.